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Pleistocene bos or bison bone
81.84h/2.36a, 36b, 36c, 36d & 36e all found articulated. A fragment of a lumbar vertebra of Bos sp. or Bison. Half the vertebra is present, having evidence for gnawing by a hyaena. The bone is very worn and only the distal part remains. It has a white colour and has quite an eroded surface to the bone.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.84H/2.36.5
Find Information
Site Name: Coygan Cave, Laugharne
Grid Reference: SN 284 092
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1964
Notes: Trench 13 spit 2c
Acquisition
Donation, 8/9/1981
Measurements
length / mm:57.7
width / mm:91.1
thickness / mm:131.0
weight / g:137.4
Material
bone
Location
In store
Categories
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